Florida State NHA FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE
2025/2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS BANK AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES ||
100% GUARANTEED PASS
<RECENT VERSION>
1. Roast beef and corned beef must be cooked at ___ degrees F. for 3 minutes -
ANSWER ✓ 145
2. Fish must be kept frozen at ___ degrees - ANSWER ✓ -10
3. Failure to provide services or care required to maintain physical and mental
health is called ____ - ANSWER ✓ Neglect
4. The nursing home must notify the ___ in the event of an allegation of abuse
- ANSWER ✓ legal guardian or representative
5. The ___ and ___ must both sign the care plan. - ANSWER ✓ RN and
resident
6. Only a permitted waste transporter can pick up and transport ___ -
ANSWER ✓ Medical waste
7. ____ should be stored in a covered bin with air drain to prevent
contamination - ANSWER ✓ ice scoops
8. An administrative fine for facility operations cannot exceed $___ per
incident - ANSWER ✓ $5000
9. Pork must be cooked to ___ - ANSWER ✓ 145F
10.Screens must have ___ mesh - ANSWER ✓ 16
,11.___ cannot be made of wood - ANSWER ✓ Steak knife handle
12.A physician telephone order must be signed by the physician within what
time frame? - ANSWER ✓ by the next visit to the facility
13.All multi-use eating and drinking utensils may be sanitized in the third
compartment of a 3 compartment sink by immersion for at least ___ seconds
in clean, hot water at a temp of 170 degrees or above. - ANSWER ✓ 30
secounds
14.The multi-use eating and drinking utensils may be sanitized in the third
compartment by immersion for at least 1 minute in a clean sanitizing
solution containing a minimum of 50 ppm of available chlorine at a temp no
less that ___ degrees - ANSWER ✓ 75
15.Machines using chemicals for sanitation may be used provided that the
temperature of the wash water is not to be less than ___ degrees - ANSWER
✓ 120
16.Roast beef and corned beef must be cooded to ___ degrees - ANSWER ✓
145
17.A facility which performs blood tests must have a ____ - ANSWER ✓ CLIA
waiver
18.Must keep biomedical waste records for __ - ANSWER ✓ 3 years
19.Must have a full time social worker in a facility with ___ beds or more -
ANSWER ✓ 121
20.Staff-to-resident ratio is reported as an average for the most recent calendar
___ - ANSWER ✓ quarter
21.Utensils sanitized in a 3 compartment sink using an iodine sanitizing
solution must have a PH concentration no higher then ___ percent -
ANSWER ✓ 4.7
,22.Utensils sanitized by hand in a 3 compartment sink using a chlorine
sanitizing solution must have not less than ___ PPM of chlorine - ANSWER
✓ 50
23.How often is a gold seal facility inspected? - ANSWER ✓ every 24 months
or 2 years
24.The maximum penalty for a facility licensing violation is $___ PER DAY -
ANSWER ✓ $500
25.The absolute maximum penalty for any single facility licensing violation is
$____ - ANSWER ✓ $5000
26.Do nursing homes have written facility policies on construction standards? -
ANSWER ✓ No
27.What is the temperature of the rinse cycle for a hot water dishwasher? -
ANSWER ✓ 180 degrees
28.What is the temperature of the wash cycle for a hot water dishwasher? -
ANSWER ✓ 140 degrees
29.A gold seal ward facility must have ___ months of no citations for
substandard care - ANSWER ✓ 30 months
30.The ___ is charged with the general administrative responsibility for the
facility - ANSWER ✓ NHA
31.The ___ is authorized to operate the facility - ANSWER ✓ licensee
32."Department" means the ___ - ANSWER ✓ DOH
33.The dietary manager must pass a certification test every ___ years -
ANSWER ✓ 5 years
34.When does an NHA license expire? - ANSWER ✓ Sep 30th
, 35.What must you do for all new hires? - ANSWER ✓ A Level 2 background
check
36.How often must a Level 2 background check be repeated? - ANSWER ✓
Every 5 years
37.A spouse of a member of the Armed Forces of the United States is exempt
from licensure renewal requirements, but only in cases of absence from the
state ____________.
A. Only if he or she puts their license on inactive status
B. Because of his or her spouse's duties with the Armed Forces
C. They are never exempt from licensure renewal requirements
D. None of the above - ANSWER ✓ B. Because of his or her spouse's
duties with the Armed Forces
38.Any Licensee may elect at ____________ to place the license on inactive
state us by marking "inactive" in any manner prescribed by the Department
and remitting the required fee.
A. Any time
B. Never
C. The time of license renewal
D. When you leave state due to spouse of the Armed Forces - ANSWER
✓ C. The time of license renewal
39.An inactive status licensee may change to active status at any time provided
the lioness meets
A. The continue into education requirements
B. Pays the active status fees for each biennium during within the license
was inactive
C. Pays the reactivation fee
D. All of the above - ANSWER ✓ D. All of the above
40.Any licensee whose license has been inactive for more than _____
consecutive biennial licensure cycles and who has not practiced for two out
of the previous 4 years in another jurisdiction shall be required to show
2025/2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS BANK AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES ||
100% GUARANTEED PASS
<RECENT VERSION>
1. Roast beef and corned beef must be cooked at ___ degrees F. for 3 minutes -
ANSWER ✓ 145
2. Fish must be kept frozen at ___ degrees - ANSWER ✓ -10
3. Failure to provide services or care required to maintain physical and mental
health is called ____ - ANSWER ✓ Neglect
4. The nursing home must notify the ___ in the event of an allegation of abuse
- ANSWER ✓ legal guardian or representative
5. The ___ and ___ must both sign the care plan. - ANSWER ✓ RN and
resident
6. Only a permitted waste transporter can pick up and transport ___ -
ANSWER ✓ Medical waste
7. ____ should be stored in a covered bin with air drain to prevent
contamination - ANSWER ✓ ice scoops
8. An administrative fine for facility operations cannot exceed $___ per
incident - ANSWER ✓ $5000
9. Pork must be cooked to ___ - ANSWER ✓ 145F
10.Screens must have ___ mesh - ANSWER ✓ 16
,11.___ cannot be made of wood - ANSWER ✓ Steak knife handle
12.A physician telephone order must be signed by the physician within what
time frame? - ANSWER ✓ by the next visit to the facility
13.All multi-use eating and drinking utensils may be sanitized in the third
compartment of a 3 compartment sink by immersion for at least ___ seconds
in clean, hot water at a temp of 170 degrees or above. - ANSWER ✓ 30
secounds
14.The multi-use eating and drinking utensils may be sanitized in the third
compartment by immersion for at least 1 minute in a clean sanitizing
solution containing a minimum of 50 ppm of available chlorine at a temp no
less that ___ degrees - ANSWER ✓ 75
15.Machines using chemicals for sanitation may be used provided that the
temperature of the wash water is not to be less than ___ degrees - ANSWER
✓ 120
16.Roast beef and corned beef must be cooded to ___ degrees - ANSWER ✓
145
17.A facility which performs blood tests must have a ____ - ANSWER ✓ CLIA
waiver
18.Must keep biomedical waste records for __ - ANSWER ✓ 3 years
19.Must have a full time social worker in a facility with ___ beds or more -
ANSWER ✓ 121
20.Staff-to-resident ratio is reported as an average for the most recent calendar
___ - ANSWER ✓ quarter
21.Utensils sanitized in a 3 compartment sink using an iodine sanitizing
solution must have a PH concentration no higher then ___ percent -
ANSWER ✓ 4.7
,22.Utensils sanitized by hand in a 3 compartment sink using a chlorine
sanitizing solution must have not less than ___ PPM of chlorine - ANSWER
✓ 50
23.How often is a gold seal facility inspected? - ANSWER ✓ every 24 months
or 2 years
24.The maximum penalty for a facility licensing violation is $___ PER DAY -
ANSWER ✓ $500
25.The absolute maximum penalty for any single facility licensing violation is
$____ - ANSWER ✓ $5000
26.Do nursing homes have written facility policies on construction standards? -
ANSWER ✓ No
27.What is the temperature of the rinse cycle for a hot water dishwasher? -
ANSWER ✓ 180 degrees
28.What is the temperature of the wash cycle for a hot water dishwasher? -
ANSWER ✓ 140 degrees
29.A gold seal ward facility must have ___ months of no citations for
substandard care - ANSWER ✓ 30 months
30.The ___ is charged with the general administrative responsibility for the
facility - ANSWER ✓ NHA
31.The ___ is authorized to operate the facility - ANSWER ✓ licensee
32."Department" means the ___ - ANSWER ✓ DOH
33.The dietary manager must pass a certification test every ___ years -
ANSWER ✓ 5 years
34.When does an NHA license expire? - ANSWER ✓ Sep 30th
, 35.What must you do for all new hires? - ANSWER ✓ A Level 2 background
check
36.How often must a Level 2 background check be repeated? - ANSWER ✓
Every 5 years
37.A spouse of a member of the Armed Forces of the United States is exempt
from licensure renewal requirements, but only in cases of absence from the
state ____________.
A. Only if he or she puts their license on inactive status
B. Because of his or her spouse's duties with the Armed Forces
C. They are never exempt from licensure renewal requirements
D. None of the above - ANSWER ✓ B. Because of his or her spouse's
duties with the Armed Forces
38.Any Licensee may elect at ____________ to place the license on inactive
state us by marking "inactive" in any manner prescribed by the Department
and remitting the required fee.
A. Any time
B. Never
C. The time of license renewal
D. When you leave state due to spouse of the Armed Forces - ANSWER
✓ C. The time of license renewal
39.An inactive status licensee may change to active status at any time provided
the lioness meets
A. The continue into education requirements
B. Pays the active status fees for each biennium during within the license
was inactive
C. Pays the reactivation fee
D. All of the above - ANSWER ✓ D. All of the above
40.Any licensee whose license has been inactive for more than _____
consecutive biennial licensure cycles and who has not practiced for two out
of the previous 4 years in another jurisdiction shall be required to show
